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Childs Carriage and Velocipede.

Patnted Nov. 2, I869.

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Childs Carriage and Velocipede. No. 96,396. Patented Nov. 2, 18 9.,

mvah 2'07" an 2 152L713? v f f w i nited fitatw Letters Patent'No.96,396, datcdJVovember 2, 1869.

IMPROVED CHILDS CARRIAGE AND VELOCI IPEDE COMBINED. V

The Schedule referred to in these Lettors Patent and making part of thesame.

. To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN O. OLIME, ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful CombinedCarriage and Vclocipede; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming part hereof.

The vehicle herein described is designed for childrens use, itsprincipal features being its capacity of change from the appearance andcondition of a carriage, to the appearance and condition of avelocipede, and vice cersq, at will; second, its adaptability, when usedas a velocipede, to children of different lengths of legs.

In the drawingsl iguie 1 is a longitwdinal vertical section, taken on amiddle line of the vel icle,'when arranged as a velocipede, thecarriage-body and the carriage-handle being removed, Figure 2 is aperspective view ofthe carriage-body detached.

Figure 3 is a diametrical section of the front wheel,

- and'a longitudinal section'ofv the crank, employed to turn the frontwheel.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the carriage-handle detached.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the vehicle, ar-

ranged as a carriage, the cranks being removed.

Referring to the drawings a, figs. l and 5, is arecessed piece of woodor metal,

forming the front supporting-part of the running ear.

g b is a forked brace, by which the hind axle is attached to the piecea.

The brace 71 is provided with several holes 0.

d and e are two spring-braces, to which is secured the seat j, whichalso is provided with holes s, corresponding with holes 0 in the brace.

g, figs. 4 and 5, is the carriage-handle, which is de: tachable, itbeing fastened to the hind axle, and also to the-seat j; bythumb-screws, as shown.

h, fig. 1, is a bolt, which passes through seat j and frontsupporting-piece a, and also through one of the holes c in brace b.

A nut and thumb-nut are applied to the lower projecting end of ,bolt 71,which, in connectionwith brace b, form a swivel or hinge-joint. littleloosened when the vehicle is arranged as a veloci- This joint, being apede, allows the front running gear to be guided at the will of therider.

The hub 'i of the front wheel is tubular-,and' being extended through a'socketformed for it in the piece a, it constitutes the journals "of thefront wheel.

7; It, figs. 1 and 3, are the two cranks by which the front wheel isturned.

The crank it is made fast to the axle m, which passes through thetubular hub i, and its projecting shown. The eye of the crank k is alsoprovided with a similar screw-thread, and is screwed on to the proshuwn,the projecting end of the axle. should be provided witha left-handscrew-thread, so that ineither case, the action of the feet on thecranks, in forcing the velocipede forward, tends to tighten the loosecrank against the end of the journal.

n, figs; 2 and 5, is the carriage-body, which is made to conform to theshape of the seat f, and being placed screw, 1), which passes through aneye in one the handle g into the seat f.

When the vehicle is to be used as a carriage,'the cranks k k may or maynot be removed, as desired; and when it, is to be used as a velocipede,the careither removed or allowed to remain in place, as desired.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Combining, with avelocipede, a detachable car'- riage-body, and thus forming a vehicle,capableof being arranged either as a carriage or velocipede forchildren, substantially as set forth. 2. Making said vehicle, when usedas a velocipede, adaptable to children, having different lengthsof legs,by shortening or lengthening the brace'b, substantially as described. 1

3. The combination of the-removable handle 9 with the seat f,carriage-body n, and running gear, all substantially as described andshown, for the purposes specified.

' JOHN G; OLIME.

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. BUCKLEY, I ALBERT HEIDER.

end is provided with a right-hand screw-thread, as

jecting end of the axle m; or if the crank it be passed .through thehub, in the direction, contrary to that on seat j; is secured inposition by means of a thumb riage body is removed, and thecarriage-handle is

